It may be helpful to view a few exisitng voicethreads to see its power as a tool with students. There are several good resources with helpful hints and tutorials too.
If you want to comment on an exisiting voicethread website, you will be asked to register with a valid email address.
When you are ready to create your own voicethread, we have a school account that you can use for your class...just contact me and I will happy to help. jwilson2@fairfield.k12.ct.us Some helpful resources are:
A very all-encompassing website about Voicethreads is: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
many tips and suggestions for classroom use are available here as well.
A 6th grade teacher created a blog all about his Voicethread use and also offers a comprehensive list of questions and things to keep in mind when using Voicethreads with your class. http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Voicethread
Students can write or choose poems and then find an image that represents/symbolizes their poem and read the poem aloud. Other students may comment on their poem:
Great book stories: Students create a voicethread about a book they have read. Various genres and some comparisons to the movie of the book are among the examples. Others may comment on their presentation. http://greatbookstories.pbworks.com/FrontPage
Students doing History: Although this is a 4th grade class project the information and type of history project is universal. http://www.secctv.org/video/?p=461
This is an example of an embedded Voicethread on a wiki page from Voicethread.com
Poetry example created by a student:
this is the same poetry example from above: http://voicethread.com/share/42787/
Voicethread is wonderful online tool, particularly in an educational setting.
The homepage of Voicethread is https://voicethread.com/#homeIt may be helpful to view a few exisitng voicethreads to see its power as a tool with students. There are several good resources with helpful hints and tutorials too.
If you want to comment on an exisiting voicethread website, you will be asked to register with a valid email address.
When you are ready to create your own voicethread, we have a school account that you can use for your class...just contact me and I will happy to help. jwilson2@fairfield.k12.ct.us
Some helpful resources are:
A very all-encompassing website about Voicethreads is: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
many tips and suggestions for classroom use are available here as well.
A 6th grade teacher created a blog all about his Voicethread use and also offers a comprehensive list of questions and things to keep in mind when using Voicethreads with your class. http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Voicethread
How are other teachers using Voicethreads:
http://voicethread.com/#q.b77623.i397019
Voicethread tutorials by Voicethread:
http://voicethread.com/#c28
Some examples for middle school use are:
Students can write or choose poems and then find an image that represents/symbolizes their poem and read the poem aloud. Other students may comment on their poem:
TMS 6th grade class:
https://voicethread.com/#u893385.b1081021.i5778672
School uses Voicethread for book reviews:
http://voicethread.com/#q.b625801.i3328453
Class reads their favorite poems:
http://voicethread.com/#u2785.b579.i5325
similar examples are on this website
http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/6-8
Class (4th grade) reads their poems and scanned in a drawing they made:
http://voicethread.com/#q.b119840.i0.k0
Great book stories: Students create a voicethread about a book they have read. Various genres and some comparisons to the movie of the book are among the examples. Others may comment on their presentation.
http://greatbookstories.pbworks.com/FrontPage
2009 Rebecca Caudill Book Award Reviews
http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=219687
Students doing History: Although this is a 4th grade class project the information and type of history project is universal.
http://www.secctv.org/video/?p=461
This is an example of an embedded Voicethread on a wiki page from Voicethread.com
Poetry example created by a student:
this is the same poetry example from above: http://voicethread.com/share/42787/